Bill Mack vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Bill Mack
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Mack as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Mack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Bill Mack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Mack and Al Piechota

Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
31.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
28.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Bill Mack and Al Piechota

Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Mack and Al Piechota

Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
331.51
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
33.94
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
175
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
75
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
361.6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
44.7
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA